CAD Designer (London) London, England
Job description
Eurosafe Solutions are a Sheffield based specialist subcontractor renowned as market leaders in the safe access and fall protection industry. Pioneering, innovative design, and use of market leading fall protection and access equipment, allows us to develop tailored solutions across all sectors, from commercial, leisure, retail and residential properties; large scale, aviation, healthcare and stadia developments; to the complex and often unique environments of the industrial, utilities and energy sectors.
Our success is achieved by our design focused commitment to safety, quality and the development of products and working at height practices.
We are presently looking to add a designer to our busy team. The role involves working within a small team to create and illustrate pre-and post-contract designs for working at heights equipment such as fall protection systems, abseil access systems, suspended access equipment, guardrail systems, stairs, ladders, roof walkways and other architectural and structural metalwork. The design role will involve production of technical drawings for submission to the customer based on realising either preconceived ideas put forward by our sales department or concepts of your own making, alongside the eventual production of fabrication drawings for manufacture of the design.
The position will suit an individual that enjoys team working, problem solving and technical drawing who is willing to work hard to produce first class results and gain invaluable experience working with industry leading clients on the most prestigious construction projects in the UK.
This role will be a flexible role working from home, at sites throughout the London/ SE and once our London/SE office has been opened in early 2023, the role will become hybrid, splitting time between the office and home.
Accountabilities and Main Duties:
- Interpret customer requirements via communicating with ESL sales department and client to produce design approval drawings.
- Liaise and communicate with contractors and architects directly to comprehensively understand project deliverables and design programme requirements
- Interpretation of design standards and regulations to inform design proposals
- Liaise and communicate with engineers to inform and substantiate design proposals
- Lead projects through the design phase liaising with the relevant Managers accordingly to ascertain pertinent design information
- Produce accurately detailed fabrication drawings to allow the fabrication of a structurally sound, bespoke product manufactured from the correctly specified materials
- Liaise with fabricators when required during the manufacturing stage to ensure that the designs are accurately realised
- Be commercially minded enough to analyse and arrive at the most cost-effective solution
- General drawing office administrative duties as and when required.
- Attendance of design meetings at site, client’s offices, video conference when required.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 2D AutoCAD – Essential. 3D AutoCAD/Inventor/Revit – Advantageous but not essential.
- Proven working design experience in the Construction Industry
- Fabrication drawing background. Ideally in the steel fabrication / architectural metalwork industry.
- Experience of working to design standards.
- Understand manufacturing technologies, processes techniques and installation procedures.
- Use of in-house systems and standard drawing office procedures for design processes.
- Good communicator telephone / email.
- Proven experience of working to deadlines and programme.
- ‘Can do’ attitude who can well under pressure.
- Willing to go above and beyond to achieve high level results
- Site surveying experience advantageous.
- Strong team mentality
Why Choose Eurosafe Solutions?
Eurosafe Solutions prides itself on the quality of the projects we deliver and the service we provide to our clients; this can only be achieved with highly motivated, quality people. We are therefore committed to high standards of staff development and retention making this role suitable for a committed individual who is looking for stable long-term career development.
We are a vibrant and ambitious company with an open and relaxed management culture, nurturing continuous improvement and innovation. We believe this attitude has allowed us to achieve a staff turnover rate well below the industry average. Our entrepreneurial ethos encourages and fosters the growth of our employees and our proactive growth strategy helps us to run a sustainable and profitable business while providing new and exciting career opportunities for all.
Eurosafe Solutions Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Benefits include:
- Competitive Salary
- Annual Reviews
- 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
- Additional holiday added per year of work (up to 36 days)
- Private Medical healthcare - including Dental, Optical, Physio and Mental Health cover
- Pre-booked accommodation when working away
- Overnight allowance or meal deal available when working away
- All expenses paid weekly
- Development opportunities within department / company
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- AutoCAD: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Designer-LDN/SE
